Personal and Professional Background
- What is your educational and professional background (including an explanation of your current role and how long you have been with the organization)?
- What are your greatest strengths? Greatest weaknesses?
- What are your short-term career goals? Long-term career goals?
- What are your hobbies/interests outside of work?
Expectations
- What do you see as my role as your mentor?
- What ground rules should we set (e.g., confidentiality, openness, candor)?
- What topics are off limits (e.g., performance reviews, personal lives)?
- What do you think will be challenging about this relationship?
- Are there any topics of urgent interests?
- What topics do you want to cover in our conversations?
- What do you hope to gain from this relationship?
- How do you prefer to communicate between meetings?
- When is the best time for you to meet on a regular basis?